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HIGHLIGHTS OF ITALY & GREECE
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operated by Trafalgar Cost Saver: Budget escorted tours - Land only prices -ATOL 2688
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Sightseeing Highlights- Rome: Sightseeing includes St. Peter's in the Vatican and views of the Forum and Colosseum.
- Monte Cassino: Visit the Commonwealth cemetery.
- Sorrento: Orientation. Visit an inlaid wood workshop. Cruise to the Isle of Capri. Funicular to Capri Town.
- Bari: Orientation includes the port and Castle.
- Olympia: Visit the Olympic stadium and the Temples of Zeus and Hera.
- Delphi: visit the Oracle and walk the Sacred Way.
- Athens: sightseeing includes the Acropolis and Parthenon as well as the Acropolis museum, the Agora, Royal Palace, Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's Arch.
Fabulous Sightseeing- Sightseeing in Rome, Olympia, Delphi and Athens.
- Orientation in Sorrento.
- Scenic drives through the Campania, along the Sorrentine peninsula, through the Greek countryside.
Unbeatable Features- Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
- Buffet breakfast daily
- 4 Three course dinners - see day by day itinerary.
- All hotel service charges, local taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included.
- Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual Tour Director.
- Overnight cruise from Bari to Patras.
- Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats.
- CostSaver travel bag and tour wallet containing
comprehensive documents.
Airport Transfers- London Gateways: A Trafalgar bonus - transfers can be expensive, particularly between the Airport and central London. When you book your Costsaver tour with Trafalgar your transfers to and from the airport are included. It's that simple. Trafalgar has included a Free transfer to and from your airport and Central London.
- Important - Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
- You are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar, on the night of your arrival and the night prior to the date of your departure.
- Flights are either booked by Trafalgar or detailed information on flights is provided by your Travel Agent not less than 21 days prior to departure.
- Only one included transfer both inbound and outbound per tour is included by Trafalgar. Transfers are by express train to a Central London Rail Station.
- Heathrow Express operates between 05.10-23.30. Gatwick Express operates inbound services between 05.20-23.45 and outbound services from 04.30-23.45. Transfers outside of these times are at the passengers own expense.
- In the event of unforeseen events (road or rail works, demonstrations, strikes) Trafalgar will not be held responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
- No refund is available for passengers not utilising this service
- Why not upgrade to a Hotelink transfer from the Airport to-the-door of your Trafalgar London hotel? (please ask Trafalgar or your travel agent of the additional upgrade price per person when booking)
- European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
- Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
- Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
- Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
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Your itinerary Map - Day 1 - Arrive Rome (2 nights) Greetings from your Trafalgar Tour Director as you are met at Rome's Fiumicino airport and transferred to your hotel. The balance of the day is at leisure - meet up with your Tour Director and fellow travellers later and decide if you would like to visit 'Rome by night'!
Hotel: Parco Tirreno (2 nights)
- Day 2 - Rome sightseeing and at leisure Sightseeing with a local guide today shows us the main highlights of the Eternal City. We start in Vatican City where we visit St. Peter's Basilica where Michelangelo designed the dome, as well as the moving statue of the 'Pietà'. Then we cross the Tiber into Ancient Rome where we see the Colosseum, Forum and Piazza Venezia. Later you have free time to perhaps visit the Sistine Chapel and the Catacombs. This evening why not try out some delicious cuisine a local trattoria? (Buffet Breakfast)
- Day 3 - Rome - Bay of Naples (2 nights) We travel south today and into the fertile region which the Romans named 'Campania Felix' and where we stop at the Commonwealth Cemetery lying beneath the Abbey of Monte Cassino, to pay our respects to those soldiers who died in the bloody battle of World War ll. We continue to Naples, lying in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius and we will have the chance of visiting the excavations at Pompeii, the town engulfed by the eruption of the volcano in AD 79 and preserved for us today. Finally we arrive at our hotel in the Bay of Naples. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Parco (2 nights)
- Day 4 - Bay of Naples - Excursion to Capri This morning, we drive to the nearby resort of Sorrento for an orientation and after an included visit to an inlaid wood workshop - one of the local crafts of the area, we take minibuses down to the Marina to board our ferry to Capri. We cruise across the azure waters of the Bay of Naples and arrive in 'Marina Piccola'. A funicular ride takes you up to Capri town where you will have time to explore the chic boutiques and perhaps join the jet set on the Piazzetta. Then you'll have free time to do as you please - perhaps join a trip to Anacapri to visit Axel Munthe's beautiful house or simply while away the time at a sidewalk café. Later we return to our hotel for dinner. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
- Day 5 - Bay of Naples - Bari - At Sea We drive past Salerno and Potenza across Italy to Bari where orientation shows us the old port and Castle. We embark this evening for our overnight ferry to Greece. (buffet Breakfast)
- Day 6 - At sea - Patras - Olympia We cross the Ionian Sea, arriving in the Greek port of Patras. We disembark and continue our journey by coach to Olympia for dinner and overnight stay. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Best Western Europa
- Day 7 - Olympia sightseeing - Delphi Today we will visit the world's oldest Olympic stadium, where the first Olympic games took place
in 776 BC, plus the Temples of Zeus and Hera on our visit of this Archaeological site. Later we make our way back to Patras for a ferry to mainland Greece. Then it's a pretty drive to Delphi for dinner and overnight stay. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Vouzas
- Day 8 - Delphi sightseeing - Athens (2 nights) This morning after breakfast, perhaps consult the famous Oracle and predict the future! Then walk the Sacred Way to the Sanctuary of Apollo and visit this ancient Archaeological site. From here we continue our journey past Thebes, birthplace of Oedipus and on to Athens for our two-night stay. (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Grand O / Acropol (2 nights)
- Day 9 - Athens sightseeing and at leisure Our morning sightseeing tour includes the Acropolis and Parthenon. We also visit the Acropolis Museum and view the Agora where Socrates taught. We also see the Royal Palace, Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's Arch, before heading to the stadium built for the first modern Olympic games in 1896. The rest of your day is free. Perhaps this evening enjoy an excursion to Cape Sounion and feast on Mediterranean dishes in an atmospheric setting. (Buffet Breakfast)
- Day 10 - Depart Athens We are transferred to the airport for our flights home. (Buffet Breakfast)
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